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Date:      Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:42:09 +1100
From:      "admin-list@deathnet.id.au" <admin-list@deathnet.id.au>
To:        Steve <steve@digitalbluesky.net>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: interested to know the "right" way to backup a box to minimize downtime in case of a crash
Message-ID:  <423E50A1.7090809@deathnet.id.au>
In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.0.20050320194438.0205b4d8@mail.digitalbluesky.net>
References:  <6.2.1.2.0.20050320194438.0205b4d8@mail.digitalbluesky.net>

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Steve wrote:

> I would like to know, in general, how people would configure that IBM 
> server to do a little more than just store simple backups from the 
> shuttle cube server.  Really I would like a situation where if the 
> shuttle cube died, I could just dmz the IBM box to serve the webpages 
> and email that the shuttle cube does.  It's not a "mission critical" 
> situation, but I just want to be able to come home from work the night 
> of a failure and without alot of work, swap the boxes.

Here is how i back-up my FreeBSD server's:

http://www.deathnet.id.au/docs/cd-rw-backup.shtml

We are now doing the same backup strategy on DVD-RW. On top of this, i 
backup via ssh over internet to an off-site location about 15Km away.


-- 
Cheers, Mick
E-mail:   admin-list@deathnet.id.au


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